OPEC extends its oil output cuts by one month until the end of December
Saudi Arabia and allied oil producing countries said on Sunday they would postpone a plan to gradually increase oil output until the end of the year,...
Utility says power back on in Kimmirut after days-lon outage
KIMMIRUT, Nunavut – Power has been restored to a Nunavut hamlet on Baffin Island following a days-long outage that began on Thursday. Quillik Energy Corporation, the...
No strike notice so far as talks continue between Canada Post and workers’ union
MONTREAL – Canada Post says talks are continuing with the union that represents postal workers and neither side has given notice of a work stoppage. The...
Federal mediators on site for negotiations between B.C. port employer and union
VANCOUVER – Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says federal mediators are standing by and ready to help hammer out a deal in order to avoid a...
London protesters demand water companies clean up sewage-tainted rivers
LONDON (AP) — Holding signs with slogans including “stop the plop” and “species not feces,” thousands of people marched in London on Sunday to demand a...
A TV as big as a bed? With the holidays approaching, stores stock more supersize sets
NEW YORK (AP) — For some television viewers, size apparently does matter. Forget the 65-inch TVs that were considered bigger than average a decade ago. In...
Ottawa’s ‘night mayor’ wants to transform quiet capital into after-dark destination
OTTAWA – Canada’s capital has long held a reputation as a town that fun forgot. Mathieu Grondin wants to be the one to change that for...
Federal Reserve is set to cut rates again while facing a hazy post-election outlook
WASHINGTON (AP) — No one knows how Tuesday’s presidential election will turn out, but the Federal Reserve’s move two days later is much easier to predict:...
What European housing models could do for Canada’s affordability problems
TORONTO – Housing experts who have long promoted moving new home construction from suburbs to urban centres are calling for a similar approach to policy, saying...
Source: Dockworkers’ union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract
DETROIT (AP) — The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend their strike until Jan....